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A - 1 CCNA 1-4 v 3.0 – Glossary Copyright 2003, Cisco Systems, Inc.
CCNA Glossary
A
Term Definition
A&B bit signaling
Procedure used in T1 transmission facilities in which each of
the 24 T1 subchannels devotes one bit of every sixth frame to
the carrying of supervisory signaling information. Also called
24th channel signaling.
AAL
ATM adaptation layer. Service-dependent sublayer of the data
link layer. The AAL accepts data from different applications and
presents it to the ATM layer in the form of 48-byte ATM payload
segments. AALs consist of two sublayers, CS and SAR. AALs
differ on the basis of the source-destination timing used,
whether they use CBR or VBR, and whether they are used for
connection-oriented or connectionless mode data transfer. At
present, the four types of AAL recommended by the ITU-T are
AAL1, AAL2, AAL3/4, and AAL5. See AAL1, AAL2, AAL3/4,
AAL5, CS, and SAR. See also ATM and ATM layer.
AAL1
ATM adaptation layer 1. One of four AALs recommended by the
ITU-T. AAL1 is used for connection-oriented, delay-sensitive
services requiring constant bit rates, such as uncompressed
video and other isochronous traffic. See also AAL.
AAL2
A
TM adaptation layer 2. One of four AALs recommended by the
ITU-T. AAL2 is used for connection-oriented services that
support a variable bit rate, such as some isochronous video
and voice traffic. See also AAL.
AAL3/4
ATM adaptation layer 3/4. One of four AALs (merged from two
initially distinct adaptation layers) recommended by the ITU-T.
AAL3/4 supports both connectionless and connection-oriented
links, but is primarily used for the transmission of SMDS
packets over ATM networks. See also AAL.
AAL5
A
TM adaptation layer 5. One of four AALs recommended by the
ITU-T. AAL5 supports connection-oriented, VBR services, and
is used predominantly for the transfer of classical IP over ATM
and LANE traffic. AAL5 uses SEAL and is the least complex of
the current AAL recommendations. It offers low bandwidth
overhead and simpler processing requirements in exchange for
reduced bandwidth capacity and error-recovery capability. See
also AAL and SEAL.
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AARP
AppleTalk Address Resolution Protocol. Protocol in the
AppleTalk protocol stack that maps a data-link address to a
network address.
AARP probe packets
Packets transmitted by AARP that determine if a randomly
selected node ID is being used by another node in a
nonextended AppleTalk network. If the node ID is not being
used, the sending node uses that node ID. If the node ID is
being used, the sending node chooses a different ID and sends
more AARP probe packets. See also AARP.
ABM
Asynchronous Balanced Mode. An HDLC (and derivative
protocol) communication mode supporting peer-oriented, point-
to-point communications between two stations, where either
station can initiate transmission.
ABR
1) available bit rate. QOS class defined by the ATM Forum for
ATM networks. ABR is used for connections that do not require
timing relationships between source and destination. ABR
provides no guarantees in terms of cell loss or delay, providing
only best-effort service. Traffic sources adjust their transmission
rate in response to information they receive describing the
status of the network and its capability to successfully deliver
data. Compare with CBR, UBR, and VBR.
2) area border router. Router located on the border of one or
more OSPF areas that connects those areas to the backbone
network. ABRs are considered members of both the OSPF
backbone and the attached areas. They therefore maintain
routing tables describing both the backbone topology and the
topology of the other areas.
Abstract Syntax Notation One See ASN1.
AC
alternating current. Electrical current that reverses its direction
regularly and continually. It is the form of electrical power found
in residential and commercial buildings. The abbreviation for
this term is AC.
access card
I/O card in the LightStream 2020 ATM switch. Together with
their associated line cards, access cards provide data transfer
services for a switch using physical interfaces such as OC-3c.
A LightStream 2020 switch can have up to 10 access cards.
Occasionally referred to as a paddle card.
access list
List kept by Cisco routers to control access to or from the router
for a number of services (for example, to prevent packets with a
certain IP address from leaving a particular interface on the
router).
access method
1) Generally, the way in which network devices access the
network medium.
2) Software within an SNA processor that controls the flow of
information through a network
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AccessPro PC card
Multiprotocol router card from Cisco that can be installed in an
IBM-compatible PC equipped with an ISA or EISA bus. This
series of PC-compatible router cards is based on Cisco 2500
series technology. Provides scalable wide-area connectivity
and flexible full-function routing support. AccessPro PC cards
run autonomously using only their own processing power, thus
offering routing capabilities without impacting existing
applications.
access server
Communications processor that connects asynchronous
devices to a LAN or WAN through network and terminal
emulation software. Performs both synchronous and
asynchronous routing of supported protocols. Sometimes called
a network access server. Compare with communication server.
accounting management
One of five categories of network management defined by ISO
for management of OSI networks. Accounting management
subsystems are responsible for collecting network data relating
to resource usage. See also configuration management, fault
management, performance management, and security
management.
ACF
Advanced Communications Function. A group of SNA products
that provides distributed processing and resource sharing. See
also ACF and NCP.
ACK
acknowledgment. Notification sent from one network device to
another to acknowledge that some event (for example, receipt
of a message) has occurred. Sometimes abbreviated ACK.
Compare to NAK.
acknowledgment number
Next expected TCP octet.
ACR
allowed cell rate. Parameter defined by the ATM Forum for
ATM traffic management. ACR varies between the MCR and
the PCR, and is dynamically controlled using congestion control
mechanisms. See also MCR and PCR.
ACSE
association control service element. An OSI convention used to
establish, maintain, or terminate a connection between two
applications.
active hub
Multiported device that amplifies LAN transmission signals.
active monitor
Device responsible for managing a Token Ring. A network
node is selected to be the active monitor if it has the highest
MAC address on the ring. The active monitor is responsible for
such management tasks as ensuring that tokens are not lost, or
that frames do not circulate indefinitely. See also ring monitor
and standby monitor.
adapter See NIC (network interface card).
adaptive differential pulse code
modulation
See ADPCM.
adaptive routing See dynamic routing.
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ADCCP
Advanced Data Communications Control Protocol. An ANSI
standard bit-oriented data link control protocol.
address
Data structure or logical convention used to identify a unique
entity, such as a particular process or network device.
addressed call mode
Mode that permits control signals and commands to establish
and terminate calls in V.25bis. See also V.25bis
address mapping
Technique that allows different protocols to interoperate by
translating addresses from one format to another. For example,
when routing IP over X.25, the IP addresses must be mapped
to the X.25 addresses so that the IP packets can be transmitted
by the X.25 network. See also address resolution.
address mask
Bit combination used to describe which portion of an address
refers to the network or subnet and which part refers to the
host. Sometimes referred to simply as mask. See also subnet
mask.
address resolution
Generally, a method for resolving differences between
computer addressing schemes. Address resolution usually
specifies a method for mapping network layer (Layer 3)
addresses to data link layer (Layer 2) addresses. See also
address mapping.
Address Resolution Protocol See ARP.
address translation gateway See ATG.
adjacency
Relationship formed between selected neighboring routers and
end nodes for the purpose of exchanging routing information.
Adjacency is based upon the use of a common media segment.
adjacent nodes
1) In SNA, nodes that are connected to a given node with no
intervening nodes.
2) In DECnet and OSI, nodes that share a common network
segment (in Ethernet, FDDI, or Token Ring networks).
administrative distance
A rating of the trustworthiness of a routing information source.
In Cisco routers, administrative distance is expressed as a
numerical value between 0 and 255. The higher the value, the
lower the trustworthiness rating.
admission control See traffic policing.
ADPCM
adaptive differential pulse code modulation. Process by which
analog voice samples are encoded into high-quality digital
signals.
ADSU
ATM DSU. Terminal adapter used to access an ATM network
via an HSSI-compatible device. See also DSU.
Advanced Communications Function See ACF.
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Advanced Communications
Function/Network Control Program
See ACF/NCP.
Advanced Data Communications
Control Protocol
See ADCCP.
Advanced Peer-to-Peer Networking See APPN.
Advanced Program-to-Program
Communication
See APPC.
Advanced Research Projects Agency See ARPA.
Advanced Research Projects Agency
Network
See ARPANET.
advertising
Router process in which routing or service updates are sent at
specified intervals so that other routers on the network can
maintain lists of usable routes.
AEP
A
ppleTalk Echo Protocol. Used to test connectivity between two
AppleTalk nodes. One node sends a packet to another node
and receives a duplicate, or echo, of that packet.
agent
1) Generally, software that processes queries and returns
replies on behalf of an application.
2) In NMSs, process that resides in all managed devices and
reports the values of specified variables to management
stations.
3) In Cisco hardware architecture, an individual processor card
that provides one or more media interfaces.
AGS+
Multiprotocol, high-end Cisco router optimized for large
corporate internetworks. The AGS+ runs the Cisco IOS
software and features a modular approach that provides for
easy and efficient scalability.
AIP
ATM Interface Processor. ATM network interface for Cisco
7000 series routers designed to minimize performance
bottlenecks at the UNI. The AIP supports AAL3/4 and AAL5.
See also AAL3/4, AAL5, and Cisco 7000.
AIS
alarm indication signal. In a T1 transmission, an all-ones signal
transmitted in lieu of the normal signal to maintain transmission
continuity and to indicate to the receiving terminal that there is a
transmission fault that is located either at, or upstream from, the
transmitting terminal. See also T1.
alarm
Message notifying an operator or administrator of a network
problem. See also event and trap.
alarm indication signal See AIS.
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a-law
The ITU-T companding standard used in the conversion
between analog and digital signals in PCM systems. A-law is
used primarily in European telephone networks and is similar to
the North American mu-law standard. See also companding
and mu-law.
algorithm
Well-defined rule or process for arriving at a solution to a
problem. In networking, algorithms are commonly used to
determine the best route for traffic from a particular source to a
particular destination.
alias See entity.
alignment error
In IEEE 802.3 networks, an error that occurs when the total
number of bits of a received frame is not divisible by eight.
Alignment errors are usually caused by frame damage due to
collisions.
allowed cell rate See ACR.
all-rings explorer packet See all-routes explorer packet.
all-routes explorer packet
Explorer packet that traverses an entire SRB network, following
all possible paths to a specific destination. Sometimes called
all-rings explorer packet. See also explorer packet, local
explorer packet, and spanning explorer packet.
alternate mark inversion See AMI.
AM
amplitude modulation. Modulation technique whereby
information is conveyed through the amplitude of the carrier
signal. Compare with FM and PAM. See also modulation.
American National Standards Institute See ANSI.
American Standard Code for
Information Interchange
See ASCII.
AMI
alternate mark inversion. Line-code type used on T1 and E1
circuits. In AMI, zeros are represented by 01 during each bit
cell, and ones are represented by 11 or 00, alternately, during
each bit cell. AMI requires that the sending device maintain
ones density. Ones density is not maintained independent of
the data stream. Sometimes called binary coded alternate mark
inversion. Compare with B8ZS. See also ones density.
amplitude
Maximum value of an analog or a digital waveform.
amplitude modulation See AM.
analog transmission
Signal transmission over wires or through the air in which
information is conveyed through variation of some combination
of signal amplitude, frequency, and phase.
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ANSI
American National Standards Institute. Voluntary organization
comprised of corporate, government, and other members that
coordinates standards-related activities, approves U.S. national
standards, and develops positions for the United States in
international standards organizations. ANSI helps develop
international and U.S. standards relating to, among other
things, communications and networking. ANSI is a member of
the IEC and the ISO. See also IEC and ISO.
ANSI X3T9.5 See X3T9.5.
APaRT
Automated packet recognition/translation. Technology that
allows a server to be attached to CDDI or FDDI without
requiring the reconfiguration of applications or network
protocols. APaRT recognizes specific data link layer
encapsulation packet types and, when these packet types are
transferred from one medium to another, translates them into
the native format of the destination device.
API
application programming interface. Specification of function-call
conventions that defines an interface to a service.
Apollo Domain
Proprietary network protocol suite developed by Apollo
Computer for communication on proprietary Apollo networks.
APPC
Advanced Program-to-Program Communication. IBM SNA
system software that allows high-speed communication
between programs on different computers in a distributed
computing environment. APPC establishes and tears down
connections between communicating programs, and consists of
two interfaces, a programming interface and a data-exchange
interface. The former replies to requests from programs
requiring communication; the latter establishes sessions
between programs. APPC runs on LU 6.2 devices. See also LU
6.2.
AppleTalk
Series of communications protocols designed by Apple
Computer. Two phases currently exist. Phase 1, the earlier
version, supports a single physical network that can have only
one network number and be in one zone. Phase 2, the more
recent version, supports multiple logical networks on a single
physical network and allows networks to be in more than one
zone. See also zone.
AppleTalk Address Resolution
Protocol
See AARP.
AppleTalk Echo Protocol See AEP.
AppleTalk Remote Access See ARA.
AppleTalk Transaction Protocol See ATP.
AppleTalk Update-Based Routing
Protocol
See AURP.
AppleTalk zone See zone.
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application layer
Layer 7 of the OSI reference model. This layer provides
services to application processes (such as electronic mail, file
transfer, and terminal emulation) that are outside of the OSI
model. The application layer identifies and establishes the
availability of intended communication partners (and the
resources required to connect with them), synchronizes
cooperating applications, and establishes agreement on
procedures for error recovery and control of data integrity.
Corresponds roughly with the transaction services layer in the
SNA model. See also data link layer, network layer, physical
layer, presentation layer, session layer, and transport layer.
application programming interface See API.
applique
Mounting plate, used primarily in the Cisco AGS+, MGS, and
CGS chassis, containing connector hardware allowing
attachment to the network. Appliques translate communication
signals from a network interface into the signals expected by
the communication standard being used (such as EIA/TIA-232
or V.35). See also fantail.
APPN
Advanced Peer-to-Peer Networking. Enhancement to the
original IBM SNA architecture. APPN handles session
establishment between peer nodes, dynamic transparent route
calculation, and traffic prioritization for APPC traffic. Compare
with APPN+. See also APPC.
APPN+
Next-generation APPN that replaces the label-swapping routing
algorithm with source routing. Also called high-performance
routing. See also APPN.
ARA
AppleTalk Remote Access. Protocol that provides Macintosh
users direct access to information and resources at a remote
AppleTalk site.
ARCnet
Attached Resource Computer Network. A 2.5-Mbps token-bus
LAN developed in the late 1970s and early 1980s by Datapoint
Corporation.
area
Logical set of network segments (either CLNS-, DECnet-, or
OSPF-based) and their attached devices. Areas are usually
connected to other areas via routers, making up a single
autonomous system. See also autonomous system.
area border router See ABR.
ARM
asynchronous response mode. HDLC communication mode
involving one primary station and at least one secondary
station, where either the primary or one of the secondary
stations can initiate transmissions. See also primary station and
secondary station.
ARP
Address Resolution Protocol. Internet protocol used to map an
IP address to a MAC address. Defined in RFC 826. Compare
with RARP. See also proxy ARP.
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ARPA
Advanced Research Projects Agency. Research and
development organization that is part of DoD. ARPA is
responsible for numerous technological advances in
communications and networking. ARPA evolved into DARPA,
and then back into ARPA again (in 1994). See also DARPA.
ARPANET
Advanced Research Projects Agency Network. Landmark
packet-switching network established in 1969. ARPANET was
developed in the 1970s by BBN and funded by ARPA (and later
DARPA). It eventually evolved into the Internet. The term
ARPANET was officially retired in 1990. See also ARPA, BBN,
DARPA, and Internet.
ARQ
automatic repeat request. Communication technique in which
the receiving device detects errors and requests
retransmissions.
AS See autonomous system.
ASBR
autonomous system boundary router. ABR located between an
OSPF autonomous system and a non-OSPF network. ASBRs
run both OSPF and another routing protocol, such as RIP.
ASBRs must reside in a nonstub OSPF area. See also ABR,
non-stub area, and OSPF.
ASCII
American Standard Code for Information Interchange. 8-bit
code for character representation (7 bits plus parity).
ASM-CS
Cisco multiprotocol communication server designed to connect
asynchronous devices to any LAN or WAN using TCP/IP, LAT,
or SLIP. It can be configured to interface with Ethernet or Token
Ring LANs or synchronous serial networks.
ASN.1
Abstract Syntax Notation One. OSI language for describing
data types independent of particular computer structures and
representation techniques. Described by ISO International
Standard 8824. See also BER (basic encoding rules).
association control service element See ACSE.
associative memory
Memory that is accessed based on its contents, not on its
memory address. Sometimes called content addressable
memory (CAM).
AST
automatic spanning tree. Function that supports the automatic
resolution of spanning trees in SRB networks, providing a
single path for spanning explorer frames to traverse from a
given node in the network to another. AST is based on the
IEEE 802.1 standard. See IEEE 802.1 and SRB.
ASTA
Advanced Software Technology and Algorithms. Component of
the HPCC program intended to develop software and
algorithms for implementation on high-performance computer
and communications systems. See also HPCC.
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Asynchronous Balanced Mode See ABM.
asynchronous response mode See ARM.
asynchronous time-division
multiplexing
See ATDM.
Asynchronous Transfer Mode See ATM.
asynchronous transmission
Term describing digital signals that are transmitted without
precise clocking. Such signals generally have different
frequencies and phase relationships. Asynchronous
transmissions usually encapsulate individual characters in
control bits (called start and stop bits) that designate the
beginning and end of each character. Compare with
isochronous transmission, plesiochronous transmission, and
synchronous transmission.
ATDM
asynchronous time-division multiplexing. Method of sending
information that resembles normal TDM, except that time slots
are allocated as needed rather than preassigned to specific
transmitters. Compare with FDM, statistical multiplexing, and
TDM.
ATG
address translation gateway. Cisco DECnet routing software
function that allows a router to route multiple, independent
DECnet networks and to establish a user-specified address
translation for selected nodes between networks.
ATM
Asynchronous Transfer Mode. International standard for cell
relay in which multiple service types (such as voice, video, or
data) are conveyed in fixed-length (53-byte) cells. Fixed-length
cells allow cell processing to occur in hardware, thereby
reducing transit delays. ATM is designed to take advantage of
high-speed transmission media such as E3, SONET, and T3.
ATM adaptation layer See AAL.
ATM adaptation Layer 1 See AAL1.
ATM adaptation Layer 2 See AAL2.
ATM adaptation Layer 3/4 See AAL3/4.
ATM adaptation Layer 5 See AAL5.
ATM data service unit See ADSU.
ATM Forum
International organization jointly founded in 1991 by Cisco
Systems, NET/ADAPTIVE, Northern Telecom, and Sprint that
develops and promotes standards-based implementation
agreements for ATM technology. The ATM Forum expands on
official standards developed by ANSI and ITU-T, and develops
implementation agreements in advance of official standards.
ATM interface processor See AIP.
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Control Protocol
See ADCCP.
Advanced Peer-to-Peer Networking See APPN.
Advanced Program- to -Program
Communication
See APPC.
Advanced Research Projects. networks.
APPC
Advanced Program- to -Program Communication. IBM SNA
system software that allows high-speed communication
between programs on different computers